Month: May 2013

by ALEX POMPLIANO On Friday, Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law a bill that allows illegal U.S. immigrants to legally drive in Nevada. The bill will take effect in January 2014. As Sandoval signed SB303 in his crowded Carson City office, he said that the bill “is not about politics.” “This is

by ALEX POMPLIANO Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed his first bill of the 2013 legislative session Friday. Sandoval said in his veto message that Senate Bill 180 goes “too far by exposing employers to a wide range of damages and fees.” The rejected bill was a Democratic-backed attempt to require courts

by NATASHA VITALE A bill that would protect victims of human trafficking was approved 41-0 Thursday by the Nevada Assembly. The bill requires officers to take certain actions when they encounter possible victims of human trafficking. It also requires the state Department of Education to develop and distribute material relating

by NATASHA VITALE The Assembly Committee on Taxation listened to testimony Thursday on Senate Bill 165, which would issue transferable tax credits to producers who film in Nevada. The sponsor of the bill, Sen. Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, spoke of the benefits that film production would bring to Nevada. “In

by JERI CHADWELL The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining met Thursday to discuss a bill that would require the development of a program to regulate the use of hydraulic fracturing in Nevada. Commonly known as “fracking,” hydraulic fracturing is a process in which an amalgam of water,

by ALEX POMPLIANO A bill that would allow medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada passed the State Senate 17-4 on Wednesday. SB374, introduced in March by Sen. Tick Segerblom, would authorize and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries to serve Nevadans with medical marijuana cards. “I think that this bill is a reasonable start down the path of

by ALEX POMPLIANO A bill that raises the sales and property taxes in Washoe County to fund its schools passed the Assembly 32-8 Tuesday afternoon. AB46 successfully passed its required two-thirds vote —from the initial proposal— in the Assembly. All who voted against AB46 were of the GOP party. This follows

by NATASHA VITALE Many people filled the Nevada Assembly chambers on Thursday as a resolution to repeal a same-sex marriage ban in Nevada passed 27-14, bringing the state one step closer to marriage equality. Senate Joint Resolution 13 requires that all marriages be treated equally under the law and removes